Lead Cook

LOCATION: Herberger Center - Phoenix, Arizona

STATUS: Fulltime-40 hours week

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army Phoenix Family Services is looking to fill a Lead Cook position. The successful candidate for this position will five plus years of food service experience with some supervisory experience, previous experience with menu planning and be a self starter. This position is benefit eligible and comes with vacation, sick, health, vision, life insurance, free membership and more.

The Lead Cook will plan healthy meals, cook and assist with the preparation of meals for residents of the Shelter adhering to Department of Public Health requirements. This person will supervise, train and orient cooking staff. This position will receive food deliveries and donations and ensure all food is dated and stored properly and used in a first in first out pattern.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or GED required
• Graduate of certified cooking school preferred
• Five years food service experience required
• 3 years of supervisory experience required
• Must have at least two years cooking and menu planning experience
• Able to work as a team member and well with others
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to use initiative and be a self starter
• A positive attitude and ability to be flexible in light of changing job situations/priorities
• Must possess current City of Phoenix Food Service/Sanitation Certificate
• Must possess, or be eligible to receive, a fingerprint clearance card
• Able to operate the equipment available while doing the required job function

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and reach with hands and arms on a continuous basis. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have the ability to operate telephone, a desktop or laptop computer, as well as the ability to access and produce information from a computer, and to understand written information.